Lunar Meteoroid Impacts and How to Observe Them

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Cudnik, Brian (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
• Σειρά: Astronomers' Observing Guides,
• Θέματα: Physics.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Astronomy.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; Popular Science in Astronomy.

We all know that the pock marked face of the Moon looks the way it does because it was hit by meteors. But not many people know that this is still happening today. While the era of major impacts is over, lunar meteorites still cause flashes and puffs of gas, vaporized rock, and dust that we can obse...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• The Moon and Meteoroids
• Widespread Evidence
• Lunar Impact Features
• Remarkable Collisions
• Possible Impact Phenomena (PIPs)
• Beyond the Moon
• An Observer’s Guide to Lunar Meteor Impacts, Past and Present
• Guide to Observing Impact Features on the Moon
• Impacts Today
• Lunar Impact Observation Programs
• Observing Impacts as They Happen with Contributions by Many Members of the International Occultation Timing Association
• Finding Collisions
• Spurious Flash or True Impact Event?
• Professional and Amateur Collaboration.